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FreedomWorks Joins Free File Alliance Letter

The Honorable J. Dennis HastertSpeakerU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515

September 21, 2006

Dear Speaker Hastert:

The Honorable J. Dennis HastertSpeakerU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515

September 21, 2006

Dear Speaker Hastert:

As the 109th Congress enters its final months, we wish to reiterate our strong support for the Free File Alliance, a partnership between the federal government and the private sector in which the tax preparation industry offers free electronic filing services for some taxpayers, in exchange for a commitment from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) not to enter the tax preparation business. We have strongly opposed government involvement in the tax preparation process.

Government prepared tax returns – such as those found in a “Return Free” model – would represent a dangerous conflict of interest, as the tax collector and enforcer becomes tax preparer. The tax collector’s interest in maximizing revenue would override the taxpayer’s interest in minimizing his or her tax liability to the fullest extent of the law. A danger exists that a government agency might choose to overlook many of the deductions and credits to which taxpayers are entitled either through bureaucratic error or in the interest of maximizing revenue.

It is also likely that in a government-run tax preparation program, the individual taxpayer would still be personally liable for mistakes, not the government. As evidence of this likelihood, one needs look no further than the current IRS 800 number hotlines, which cannot be relied upon for accurate information and advice. In contrast, if a taxpayer receives assistance in the preparation of his or her taxes from private sector preparers or software, the commercial service provider shares responsibility for the return’s accuracy.

The Free File Alliance is a common sense solution to serve taxpayers while preventing the federal government from entering into an ill advised adventure and competing with the private sector. Therefore, we strongly urge the Congress to take the necessary steps to preserve the Free File Alliance.

FreedomWorks has signed on to the following coalition letter (organized by Americans for Tax Reform) to ask Congress to assert its authority to halt the FCC's rule-making process with regard to its proposed Net Neutrality regulation.

FreedomWorks has signed the following coalition letter, giving recommendations to the House leaders and Rules Committee on revisions to the USA Freedom Act that would more effectively protect Americans from the NSA's warrantless metadata collection. The letter was organized by the Center for Democracy and Technology.

FreedomWorks and 59 other major conservative and free market groups have signed onto the following coalition letter by American Commitment, urging Congress to pass the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act, H.R. 3865.

FreedomWorks has signed on to the following coalition letter from the Conservative Action Project.Conservative Leaders to Congress: Reject this Washington Deal "Make no mistake, a vote for a deal like this is a vote to move forward with Obamacare."

September 24, 2013The Honorable David VitterU.S. Senate515 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington DC 20510Dear Senator Vitter,The undersigned organizations represent millions of Americans, all of whom believe in the principle of equal treatment under the law. That’s why we write in strong support of your legislation, S. 1497, The No Washington Exemption Act, which would restore this critical concept and make Congress subject to the same rules and regulations as millions of other Americans on the exchanges under the new health care law.

FreedomWorks has signed the following coalition letter in support of defunding ObamaCare:Dear Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor,We the undersigned organizations and individuals urge House Republicans to include language fully defunding Obamacare when they consider their upcoming legislation to fund the government for Fiscal Year 2014.